With this Newsflash, we would like to remind clients of significant upcoming technical changes relating to the decommissioning of the payload TLS encryption version 1.2.
Overview:
An upgrade to Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.3 is required due to improved security features. As such, T7 will decommission TLS 1.2 for ETI LF and FIX LF gateway connections.
Milestones:
TLS 1.2 Decommissioning:
Production: 27 April 2026
Required Action:
Trading Participants currently using TLS 1.2 for ETI LF and FIX LF gateway connections must adapt both their infrastructure and applications to support TLS 1.3 before the date of decommission.
Clients who have not upraded by the decomissioning date will be unable to establish a connection to T7 trading systems.
As version 1.3 is already available in simulation and production, clients may begin the upgrade immediately.
If you have any questions or comments, please send an e-mail to: cts@deutsche-boerse.com.
Kind regards,
Your Client Services Team
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